The Minnesota Trade Office is organizing a trade mission this fall to South Korea-one of Minnesota's fastest-growing export partners-and it is asking local companies to apply by August 12 to take part in the trip.
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Minnesota manufacturers want to incorporate sustainable processes and products into their operations, but they need to gain a better understanding of the market opportunities, according to a new report from the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute.
A total of $1.5 million has been awarded through the state's Dislocated Worker Program to help aid Minnesotans who were recently laid off and are looking for employment.
Enventis said that its new fiber-optic network will expand high-speed Internet access in rural parts of the state-allowing for economic development opportunities, increased adoption of telemedicine, and better connections to state and local government offices.
More than 300 business leaders expect that employee productivity will increase by September 30, according to a survey conducted by Twin Cities Business.
Business worries that politics will get in the way.
Throughout his real estate career, he has preferred to stay in the backfield. Getting a new stadium deal has pushed him onto the rough and raucous gridiron where sports and politics do fierce battle.
The debate over where the Vikings should play revives a familiar plan for a sports and entertainment corridor near Minneapolis’s North Loop. Bruce Lambrecht, one of Target Field’s earliest and most controversial advocates, believes his ideas can win again.
China has begun to take intellectual property rights seriously—and create a significant portfolio of its own.
Fred Haberman and other social entrepreneurs think that it can help. In fact, it has to.
The Capital City Partnership takes a new director and a new direction.